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SUN RETURNS TO IMPROVING SKI TRAILS
After a 9 day winter onslaught with 3 – 5 feet of new snow, howling winds, 40 degree warm ups, equipment breakdowns, the rockin’ pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu, on Friday, the 27th day of January, the sun once again is shining on the Sawtooth Valley Ski trails.
At the Alturas Lake ski area on Thursday afternoon, The Trail to the Lake as far as the junction, Over the Hill, South Loop and Sheep Thrills were packed out and rolled into an excellent looking wide wail, soft corduroy textured lane. Do note, as mentioned, this lane is soft and probably well suited for touring enthusiasts. No classic tracks yet… but they are expected today. The Trail to the Lake from the junction to the lake has been roughly snowmobile packed and will be rolled out today. At 10 a.m. the temperature at the Alturas ski area was around 3 degrees above 0. Grooming is also planned at Park Creek ski area today… Lupine, Camas, and Shooting Star are improving and Skyrocket has finally been packed and rolled. Blue sky, sun, deep snow and improving ski trails are expected to combine into a most beautiful winter landscape over the next few days at the Sawtooth Valley ski trails.
SKI TRAILS IN PRIMITIVE STATE
As snow continues to fall in the Sawtooth Valley, the cross country ski trails at Park Creek and Alturas Lake remain limited and primitive. At Park Creek, on Sunday, the 22nd, the groomer managed to pack, roll, and groom Lupine, Camas, and Shooting Star. At Alturas Lake, the Trail to the Lake as far as the ... Read More →
Too much snow continues to fall on ski trails
On Saturday, the 21st of January, snow continues to fall in the Sawtooth Valley with the temperature hovers somewhere around freezing. Total new snow depth no doubt now tops 3 feet in some areas and has made for difficult snowmobile based ski trail grooming. At Alturas, some initial snowmobile packing was done on The Trail ... Read More →
YES, WE HAVE NO SKI TRAILS TODAY!
With heavy snow continuing to pile up at the Sawtooth Valley ski areas, there are currently no cross country ski trails groomed at Park Creek or Alturas Lake. Yes, we have no bananas, and we have no ski trails today.
SKI TRAIL BLIZZARD, STORM WARNING TIL FRIDAY
On Wednesday, the 18th of January, a steady snow was falling on both Sawtooth Valley ski areas with accumulations of up to six inches piling up over Tuesday night. At Park Creek, the intrepid groomer managed to roll and pack lupine, camas, and shooting star on Wednesday morning, but had to call it quits due ... Read More →
